Idaho murder suspect Brian Koberger is scheduled to appear in court this week ahead of his summer murder trial for stabbing four University of Idaho students to death in November 2022.
Thursday's hearing will consider 12 suppression motions filed by Koberger's defense.
Koberger is back in court for the first time in more than two months, with his lawyers asking a Boise judge to “sanction'' prosecutors for “improper disclosure'' during discovery proceedings. I asked for it.
His defense team is asking for the expert witness to be removed from the case as a solution.
Defense attorney Brian Koberger seeks prosecution penalties for delay.
Brian Koberger, accused of killing four University of Idaho students in November 2022, enters court for a hearing on September 13, 2023 in Latah County, Moscow, Idaho. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, Pool)
His team is challenging the legality of the search warrant and trying to force Koberger to destroy nearly all the evidence police collected.
They believe the probable cause on which the search warrant was based was established primarily through police investigative genetic genealogy (IGG), a violation of Koberger's Fourth Amendment rights. claims.
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IGG is a relatively new approach that allows police to develop a suspect's family tree by comparing DNA found at a crime scene with a public database filled with DNA voluntarily submitted by people seeking to learn about their ancestry. allow you to build.
Another point his defense has argued is that the search warrant was too broad, particularly in searching Koberger's electronic devices, including his phone, laptop and online accounts.
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Brian Koberger's booking photo and photos of his alleged victims. (Monroe County Jail/Instagram)
The hearing will also include a motion for discovery, in which Koberger's defense will provide all reports, research and data on which the prosecution's expert witnesses will testify at trial. It claims not to have done so.
The court decided to adjourn to Friday if all motions are not filed by Thursday's adjournment.
Koberger is accused of stabbing and killing University of Idaho students Madison Morgen, 21, Kaylee Gonsalves, 21, Zana Karnodol, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20. He is charged with four counts of first-degree murder and felony robbery.
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At 4 a.m. on November 13, 2022, all four students were killed in a home invasion attack in a six-bedroom home just off campus.
Prosecutors allege that a man sneaked into the house while some people were asleep and killed them with a large knife.
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Brian Koberger attends a status hearing in Lutter County District Court on January 12, 2023 in Moscow, Idaho. (Kai Eiselein/Pool via Reuters)
Two of the housemates survived, one of whom told police that he heard a struggle and saw a masked man with “bushy eyebrows” coming out the back door.
Police found a Ka-Bar knife sheath under Morgen's body, which prosecutors allege contained Koberger's DNA. The affidavit said Koberger was driving a white Hyundai Elantra, the same type of car detectives identified as the suspect's car, and that he turned off his cell phone before commuting to and from the crime scene. It is said.
Citing phone records, police allege that he had stalked the victim's home more than a dozen times before. murder case Then a few hours later I drove past it again.
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At the time of the murder, Koberger was studying for his doctoral degree. Criminology near me washington state universityapproximately 16 miles across the state line.
A judge entered a not guilty plea on behalf of Mr. Koberger at his arraignment in May 2023.
Mr. Koberger is being held without bail and may be arraigned in court. death penalty If convicted.
Fox News Digital's Michael Ruiz contributed to this report.
Stepheny Price is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. Story tips and ideas can be sent to stepheny.price@fox.com.
